Deputy Supervisor Pratt took a two weeks 1 trip the 

 first part of May thrdugh tho Sierravllle, Sierra City, and 

 Downioville Districts He was chiefly engaged in getting a 

 line on the timber sale business for the oeason. 



The interest which the monitors of the fair sex take 

 in our work is often very gratifying. Recently a member of 

 our force was commenting on the largo amount of timber sold 

 during Hay on the Forest, in the presence of a young suffragite. 

 "Really" , said she, "What do people want with so much wood this / 

 hot weather?". 



Forest Assistant Taylor, who is in charge of the 

 reconnaissance otovr engaged in estimating the block of Red Fir 

 near Slorraville, left Nevada City on June EO to plan the sea- 

 oon's work on the ground. 



Ranger Merrill recently "made a mineral examination 

 of two sections near Oranltevllle. His report will be used 

 as the basis of en effort to clear up the status of these lands 

 v;hich are heavily timbered. 



The cartoon in this issue was drawn by Assistant Ran- 

 rjer Poore to illustrate his experience in mending fence at the* 

 Webber Lake Station this Spring. It is a story without words, 

 which nay be very aptly used in 'connection with the experiences 

 of another Ranger told 'in verse. We are indebted to Mrs. 

 La Rue for tho stencil. 



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A 'pitiful wail comes from one of our back number con- 

 temporaries, v;ho seys he can r t use the tin fire warnings for 

 poclrot handkerchiefs or dish towels. For his benefit we vrould 

 suggest that they can b employed as 'fans in the hot weather, as 

 ash trays, dust pans, pistol targets, end in a variety of other 

 useful ways. 







As an illustration of the unexpected, the fire record 

 to date is interesting. W usually oxpect our early fires in 

 the Caraptonville and Challenge districts, but this year thoy all 

 occurred oA the east side of the sunmlt at an 'elevation of from 

 5,000 to 6,000 feet. 'Only a few small fires, nost of thorn loss 

 than r.n acre in extent, have been reported so fcr in rrhat we 

 consider the dangerou fire belt of the Forest. 



